From Prevention to Response: The Modern Rules of Endpoint Defense

When it rains more than the earth can absorb, where does the water go?
In Las Vegas, it’d be in the streets and homes if it weren’t for the storm drainage tunnels. In Endpoint Security, what happens when your protection layer doesn’t stop a threat?
Cyber threats have evolved. Today’s attackers aren’t just looking to disrupt—they’re running a business. Traditional security models struggle to keep up as modern attacks leverage memory-based techniques and scripts instead of executables, and target everything from desktops and mobile devices to cloud workloads, browsers, and IoT. In this session, we’ll explore a layered defense strategy that integrates Protection, Detection, and Response to stay ahead of threats.

You’ll learn:
-Why modern threats bypass traditional security approaches
-How detection fills the gaps when protection isn’t enough
-Why response must extend beyond the endpoint to secure the entire enterprise
-The role of AI in cybersecurity—what it can and can’t do to assist security teams

Join us as we break down real-world challenges and solutions, showing how defense-in depth, visibility, and adaptive response strategies are essential for securing today’s dynamic attack surface.

Joseph Blankenship Bio
Joseph supports security and risk (S&R) professionals, helping clients develop security strategies and make informed decisions to protect against cyberattacks. As a research director for S&R, he leads the analyst team researching security leadership, the role of the CISO, infrastructure and operations, detection and response, and Forrester’s Zero Trust model of information security. His research focuses on insider threat prevention, security operations, and security management.
Joseph has presented at industry events, been quoted in the media, and written on a variety of security topics.
Previous Work Experience includes 16 years in security, covering marketing leadership and product marketing roles at Solutionary, McAfee, Vigilar, and IBM (ISS), where he focused on managed security services, consulting services, email security, network security, and compliance. As a marketing leader, Joseph helped align client needs with marketing strategy, messaging, and go-to-market activities while educating users about security strategy. His background also includes extensive experience in the IT, telecommunications, and consulting industries with Nextel, IBM, Philips Electronics, and KPMG.

Padraic Harrington Bio
Paddy is responsible for helping cybersecurity leaders understand the broader endpoint security landscape and guiding them towards the solutions that address their challenges.
Before Forrester, Paddy architected, delivered, trained, and sold solutions across the End User Computing and Application Security markets.
Coverage Areas: Endpoint Security and Protection, Mobile Device Security, IoT Security, Connected Vehicle Security, VDI Security, Browser Security.

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